October 22, 2010
Con-Con Confusion
There are a vast number of undecided voters on Proposal 1, and even more confusion about what a con-con would mean. | more•
October 15, 2010
An Unlikely Radical
New book on Michigan civil liberties lawyer Dean Robb offers fascinating look at the early civil rights movement in Detroit. | more•
October 8, 2010
Staring at a Long-Term Disaster
MSU’s president worries that state deficits and political shortsightedness may cripple universities at the worst possible time. | more•
October 1, 2010
Budget Time Bomb Awaits New Governor
Lawmakers completed the new state budget, but put off the vital work of reforming state taxes and spending. | more•
September 24, 2010
Bread, Roses and Film Tax Credits
Time to pull the plug on the state’s generous film tax credits, or is there value beyond the numbers? | more•
September 17, 2010
Most Bizarre Race of All
If debates don’t happen in the governor’s race, it won’t be the first time. Consider the bizarre contest of 1998. | more•
September 10, 2010
Detroit Tour Guide Knows Best Path
Meet Detroiter Stewart McMillin, a cheerfully knowledgeable tour guide who understands the best path for the future. | more•
September 3, 2010
The Kwame Bleed
Attorney General Mike Cox has no doubts about what cost him the Republican nomination for governor. | more•
August 27, 2010
Stairway to Nowhere
Rick Snyder and Brian Calley want more from the lieutenant governor’s historically dismal role. | more•
August 20, 2010
UM Proud to Remain Public
Although feeling the financial pinch, the University of Michigan has no plans to go private. | more•
August 13, 2010
Parties’ Picks Skirt Voters
Primary voters only thought they were filling November’s most important ballot spots. | more•
August 6, 2010
Tired of the Circus
Everybody wrote off Snyder and Bernero except the voters, who are tired of the usual political circus. | more•
July 30, 2010
Stealth Campaigns
Slick ads flood the airwaves attacking one candidate or another, and nobody legally has the right to know who’s behind them. | more•
July 23, 2010
Summer of Democratic Discontent
Democratic voters are turned off by the economy, Governor Granholm’s tenure and two uninspiring primary candidates. | more•
July 16, 2010
Fighting the Power
Two unconventional Democratic state senators are taking on powerful congressional incumbents in this unconventional year. | more•
July 9, 2010
‘Boy Governor’ Won’t Stay Buried
Stevens T. Mason, architect of Michigan statehood, the Toledo War and public education, remains active after death. | more•
July 2, 2010
Preventing BP North
Phil Power worries that a new U.P. sulfide mine could cause a local environmental disaster as tragic as the Gulf oil spill. | more•
June 25, 2010
Reinventing Hope
Focus:Hope keeps finding new ways to train poor Detroit kids for good jobs. | more•
June 18, 2010
Rebuilding the UAW
You have to wonder what Walter Reuther would think about the fate of the union he helped built. | more•
June 11, 2010
The Other Helen Thomas
Former Detroiter lived for journalism, but always knew she was only as good as her last story. | more•
June 4, 2010
Reviving Journalism
Doctor-turned-reporter Sheri Fink demonstrates how to keep journalism alive and well. | more•
May 28, 2010
License to Report
Senator’s plan to license reporters conjures up horrors of a politicized, state-regulated media. | more•
May 21, 2010
GM Cleaning Up Its Act
There’s new evidence on two fronts that helping General Motors was good for the country. | more•
May 14, 2010
Running Over Illegal Immigrants
Why State Rep. and Senate candidate Kim Meltzer thinks illegal immigration is a major problem in Michigan is not clear. | more•
May 7, 2010
A Beloved Part of Michigan
Throughout decades of terrifying change, Ernie was always there, a reassuring reminder that we were still us. | more•
April 30, 2010
The Fieger Watch
Despite the media’s best hopes, don’t look for Geoffrey Fieger to run for governor again. | more•
April 23, 2010
You Don’t Know This Jack
Ever thought what it would be like to see yourself portrayed in a movie? How about in the new film on Jack Kevorkian no less? | more•
April 16, 2010
In Need of a Road Map
Regina and Ron Markowicz represent the human side of what’s happened to the auto industry. | more•
April 9, 2010
Eating the Seed Corn
Michigan is risking the next generation’s future to give generous tax breaks to well-off senior citizens. | more•
April 2, 2010
Nothing Getting Done
A major crisis is approaching in state government…and lawmakers are taking a two-week vacation. | more•
March 26, 2010
Civics Lesson from Health Care Reform
There’s a word for a society where sometimes you have to live with laws you don’t necessarily like: democracy. | more•
March 19, 2010
Fireside Chat
The governor needs to explain the budget crisis and her sales tax solution to voters. | more•
March 12, 2010
More Evidence Against Term Limits
New research shows term limits have reduced legislative oversight of state agencies. | more•
March 5, 2010
Call the Doctor
Joe Schwarz prepares to take on his toughest case of all — Michigan and its fractured political culture. | more•
February 26, 2010
Never Out of Gas
John Dingell, the longest-serving congressman ever, the man they used to call “the truck,” is ready for another run. | more•
February 12, 2010
Bridge Blockers
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, that stalwart defender of private enterprise, wants a new, internationally controlled bridge built between the United States and Canada. | more•
